Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 2212, Jacob Fisher, New Jersey

SERVICE
NUMBER
New Jersey
Fisher, Jacob
S. 2212
carded.
CONTENTS

30.363  New Jersey  Jacob Fisher of Monmouth in the State of New Jersey who was a private in the Company commanded by Captain Taylor of the 8th Regt commanded by Col  in the  line for two years private  nj
Inscribed on the Roll of New Jersey at the rate of 50 Dollars  Cents per annum. to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 27 day of Jan'y 1836 and sent to  Mrs. J. Fisher His Rep Arrears to the 4th of March 1836 $488.00 Semi-ant. allowance ending Sept 2 40.00  $528.00
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by David D. Taylor Clerk, Book En Vol. 3 Page 179

Jacob Fisher
2212

Graysville Monroe County Ohio April the 8 1856 Does permit me to address your Honorable Boag, by way of inquiry, in the following case.
Viz this is a Citizen in this County whose Father has been in the Revolutionary War of 1876 1776 and has never obtained other Pension or Land and as he is the only surviving air, he has applied to me to ascertain what is required of him to substantiate, in order to obtain it. The Name is Jacob Revolutionary Fisher and the Sons Name is Simon Fisher,
Yours very R. Yours Frederick Rose

Different views from Brother
State of New Jersey ss Monmouth County ss Declaration of Jacob Fisher in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress Passed June 7 th 1832,
On this twenty second day of December 1834 Personally appeared before the Subscriber one of the Judges of the Inferior Courts of Common Pleas in and for Said County, being a Court of Records Jacob Fisher a Resident of the Township of Upper Freehold in the County of Monmouth and State aforesaid, aged Eighty Seven years in Dec r 28 th last Who being duly sworn according to Law doth on his Oath make the following Declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress Passed June 7 th 1832 That in 1776 was called into the service of the United States in the militia and served various Tours until the close of the war during the 3 first years of which this Deponent never missed one single Tour. which is described below as minutely as the great length of time will admit
 1776 March. Drafted under Capt Taylor of N t Brunswick - marched to Long Island to disarm the Tories. 1 month.  1 - May Drafted Capt Taylor marched to Amboy & Woodbridge. 1 mo  + June Volunteered under Capt Peat - Col Heads or Hozer cannot say which. marched to Staten Island & back to Amboy 1 mo  + Aug t Drafted. Capt Conover. marched to Spottswood - Amboy and back to the same place this tour was. 1 mo.  Oct r or Nov r Drafted under same Officers. marched to Amboy during which time this Deponents Property was destroyed on Board the Sloop Cordine in the South River by the enemy  1777. January. Was Drafted. Capt Stout. Stationed in Cranberry the enemy were in New Brunswick where they destroyed two valuable dwelling houses for this Deponent 1 month  1 March. under officers. Stationed in Cranberry - Col Hozer 1 mo  1 May Drafted. Capt Conover Stationed in Same Place 1 mo.  1 June. Same officers called by General Alarm. and toward the end of marched to N t Brunswick  Aug t . Drafted. Capt Stout. was taken from the ranks to help build a fort  1 October. " Capt Conover. marched from Cranberry to Kingston & Trenton. 1 mo  Dec r " Capt Stout & Col Scudder marched to Trenton and remained part of the time further down the river. 1 mo. 8 - in Phil a  1778 February. Drafted. Capt Conover or Hulick marched to Allentown Black horse. Bordentown this tour was. 1 mo.  1 April Drafted Capt Hulick. marched to Camden was out. 1 mo. 

1778. Jun. General Call, Drafted. Capt Longstreet marched to Drawbridge and on to Monmouth was not called into action. 1. mo.  1778. Aug. Drafted Capt Longstreet & Col Scudder. Stationed at Anboy. 1. mo.  1778. Oct. Drafted under same Officers and again stationed at Anboy.  1778. December - under same Officers, one month marched to Elizabeth Town. Newark and back by New Brunswick. 1. month  1779. Was drafted in the months of May, Aug. and November under Captains Stout and Longstreet. Col Nelson & Scudder marched to Anboy Bergen Point. Down Woodbridge. Blazing Star - 3. months  1780 Was drafted in the months of June, Aug. and October under Captain Longstreet & Stout. Marched to New Brunswick (while the enemy was at Connecticut farms). Anboy Spotts Wood Blazing Star and other places not less than three or four months this year  1781. Drafted under Capt. Bullock and was stationed at Old Bridge and Spotts Wood. when the Penn. Line Revolted some time in January. was out again under Capt. Longstreet at two or three different times and then acted as Quarters Master one in May. and the last tour was after the Tories along South River and Chesquapakes. Served not less than two and a half or 3 years and doth hereby Relinquish every claim whatsoever to a Pension or Annuity except the Present and declares that his name is not on the Pension Roll of the agency of any State
Sworn and subscribed the day and year aforesaid John H. Davison
Jacob Fisher
We Henry Perkins a clergyman Resident in the Village of Allen Town in the County of Monmouth and State of New Jersey and Dr William Forman of the same Place Hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Jacob Fisher who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration. That we believe him to be 87 years of age and that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the Revolution and that we concur in that Opinion
Sworn and subscribed the day and year aforesaid before me William Forlay Justice
Henry Perkins W. Forman

Interrogatories Put by the Judge of a Court of Records to the Applicant 1. When and in What year were you Born?
A. On Bennett Islands in N.J. Born in the year 1746
2. Have you any record of your age. If so where is it?
B. The Family Bible presented with the records.
3. When were you living when called into service When have you lived since the Revolutionary war and when do you now live?
A. In New Brunswick N.J. lived since in same Co. and reside now in Monmouth Co.
4. How was you called into service? Was you drafted. Volunteer or Substitute?
A. Was drafted and a Volunteer
5. State the names of some of the Regular Officers who were with the troops when you served such Continental and Militia Regiments as you can recollect &c.?
A. Genl. Lord. Genl. Moxamwell. Col. Hoyer. Nelson. Scudder. Captain Taylor. Stout. Conover. Longstreet. Ogden. Dayton Reg t
6. Did you ever receive a discharge from the service &c.?
A. None but verbal such as the Militia always are?
7. State the names of persons to whom you are known in your present neighborhood and who can testify as to your character for veracity and their belief of your services as a Soldier of the Revolution.
A. Col. Saml. B. Holmes. John B. Mount Esau Samuel C. Nevelle Isaac Emery. Isaac Wilson. Jacob Fleming
Sworn and Subscribed the day and year aforesaid John W. Davison
Jacob Linton
And the said Court do hereby declare his Opinion after the investigation of the matter and after putting the Interrogatories prescribed by the War Department that the above named Applicant was a Revolutionary Soldier and lived as he states and the Court further certifies that it appears Henry Perkins is a Clergyman who has subscribed or signed the preceding certificate and Resides in the Village of Allentown. Monmouth County and State of New Jersey and that W m Horman who has also signed the same is a Resident in the same place and is a credible Person and that their Statement is entitled to credit. and it further appears to the said Judge of the Court of Records that the said Applicant is from Bodily infirmity unable to appear in open Court in said County John W. Davison.

Declaration of Jacob Fisher
1842 1843 1844
C. G. W. B. Hussey Fights Town N.B.

State of New Jersey Middlesex County
Be it known that on this Fourth day of February 1835 Before me the Subscriber a Justice of the Peace in and for said County Personally appeared William Fisher who is at this time a Pensioner of the United States and who being duly sworn according to Law Deposes and saith. That Jacob Fisher who is an Applicant for a Pension under the Law of "7 th of Jan 1832" is his oldest brother and that much of his service and many of his hours of duty in the United States Militia during the Revolution are well known to this deponent that in the year 1776 saw him in the company commanded by Capt. Stout. also in the companies commanded by Captains Conover. Hulick and Longstreet in the years 1777. at Brandy. Amboy. Spott's wood. and other places in 1778. 79. 80 and 1781 saw him in Trenton. Bordentown. Assunpink. Spott's wood. Amboy. New Brunswick Bergen Point. Steele's Gap. Landau mountain. Newark Elizabeth Town. Old Bridge South River. Dutch Neck He saw the said Applicant at many of the before mentioned places. each year as above written in the ranks of the N.J. Militia in active service. also remembers he acted part of the time as Quarters Master
Sworn and subscribed the Day and Year above written John Smith
William Fisher
The above Subscriber William Fisher has been personally known to me all my life as a man of veracity and entitled to credit and belief
John Smith

State of New Jersey ss:
I James D. Westcott Secretary of State of the State of New Jersey do hereby certify that John N. Davison Esquire before whom the foregoing Declaration of Jacob Fisher was made, and who hath attested the same is one of the Judges of the Inferior Court of Common Pleas in and for the County of Monmouth in said State; and that William Imlay Esquire before whom the foregoing affidavits of Henry Perkins and William Forman were taken and who has attested the same is a Justice of the Peace in and for the County aforesaid; and also that John Smith Esquire before whom the affidavits of Rescarrick Mone and William Fisher were taken, was at the time thereof and now is a Justice of the Peace in and for the County of Middlesex in said State: all of whom are duly appointed commissioned and sworn, and that full faith and credit are to be given to their official acts. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and caused the seal of my office to be affixed at the City of Trenton this seventh day of February A.D. one thousand eight hundred and thirty five.
James D. Westcott

Rev War
2212
✓ INVALID.
File No. 2212
Jacob Fisher
Print Rev War
Act: June 7. 1832
Index:—Vol. A. , Page 124.
[Arrangement of 1870.]
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New Jersey Jacob Fisher suspended 1st Collyer 28 March 1835 from 6 April 1835

C. G. W. Chesney Highlands Town N. J.
Adm d 24 mo. pri- 80 $
8.75
Hm. J. Parker H R

State of New Jersey ss:
I James D. Westcott Secretary of the State of New Jersey do hereby certify that John W. Davis on Esq. before whom the annexed affidavit of Jacob Fisher was taken and who hath attested the same, was at the time thereof and now is
one of the Judges of the Inferior Court of Common Pleas in and for the County of Monmouth in said State, duly appointed, commissioned and sworn; and that Samuel C. Holmes Esq. before whom the annexed affidavit of David Applegate was taken, and who hath attested the same, was at the time thereof and now is a Justice of the Peace in and for the County of Middlesex, in said State, duly appointed commissioned and sworn; and that full faith and credit are and ought to be given to the official acts of the said John W. Davis and Samuel C. Holmes.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my seal of office at the City of Trenton this thirteenth day of January, in the year of our LORD, One thou- -sand eight hundred and thirty six (1836.)
James D. Westcott

State of New Jersey Middlesex County
Be it known that on this fourth day of February 1835. Before me the Subscriber a Justice of the Peace in and for said County personally appeared Researick Moore Who being duly known according to Law deposeseth and saith that he is well acquainted with Isaac Fisher an applicant for a Pension and respectly concerned seeing him in the matter of the United States in active service (all the family of the Fishers being great Whigs) while in battle in the winter of 1776 and also in 1777. saw him in the ranks in many other places under Captain Stout and Captain Conover. being commanded by Col. Hays. Col. Nelson Col. Dikeman. Scudder and Forman - was under Genl. Heare. Maxwell & Washington while at Morristown cannot designate the years after 1777 particularly. But from his standing as a professing Christian and general deportment said Deponent believes in his statement.
Sworn and subscribed the day and year Before mentioned John Smith
Researick Moore,
Researick Moore the above Sub- -criber has been personally known to me for forty years as a man of great credibility and fully entitled to credit and belief
John Smith

State of New Jersey Middlesex County
Be it known that on the 10 th day of June A.D. 1835 Before me the Subscriber a Justice of the Peace in and for said County. Personally appeared David Applegate known to me as a Person Entitled to credit and Belief. Who being duly sworn according to law deposeth and saith. That he is well acquainted with Jacob Fisher who resides Three miles from this Deponent in upper Freehold, Monmouth County and state aforesaid An Applicant for a Pension under the Act of 7 th June 1832. This Deponent frequently saw said Applicant in the Ranks of the Militia of New Jersey in the Service of the United States during the Revolutionary War in 1776. Saw him either going or Returning from Long Island at the Disarming of the Tories cannot positively say which in the Year 1777. Saw him in Cranbury in the Company commanded by Capt. Sam Stout in different months, saw the said Jacob Fisher in the Ranks in 1778, 79, and 80 in different places and at various times in Cranbury. Spotswood. Amboy. South River. New Brunswick - Blazing Star. Bergen Point. Elizabeth Town Piscataway and other Places Being well acquainted with the said Fisher before the War of the Revolution the names of some of the officers who commanded during the years before mentioned were Col. Hoyer, Herds, Nelson, Scudder, Forman De and Captains Stout, Conover, Melick, Longstreet. Pratt Do and from long and Personal knowledge of said Applicant and his well known Character for Veracity and Truth this Deponent - Truly and fully believes the said Fisher served in the Ranks of the Militia of the United States more than two years active duty.
Sworn and subscribed the day and year above mentioned Before me Samuel C. Johnson
his David E. Applegate mark
NB Through mistake the outlines of Jacob - Fisher's explanatory declaration was scuttled upon the back of D. Applegate's testimony which has been erased with pen and ink it was done on the 21. Dec r 1835 long after the testimony was duly executed

The apparent further reason that in his Further Declaration in some matters he could not be more specific is that he has been deprived which of the official records? in each particular that of which he has been deprived in every detail. That broadly stated, at least , longest so - but, at least so far . He  has  not  been  deprived  of  the  right to all of which he is entitled at different times during the process  of  discovery  performed  by  the  respondent  in the year 1886-87. He  has  not  been  deprived  of  the right  to  the  production  of  the  records  of  the  respondent in  South  Pera  and  his  own  records  in  the  matter  of  the dispute  between  the  parties - which  are  in  his  possession or  under  his  control  and  which  relate  to  the  subject  of the  dispute  and  which  he  has  in  the  matter  of  the  dispute in  the  course  of  the  a. s.  more  than  two  years  ago  and in  order  to  enable  him  to  present  his  case  to  the  respondent of  any  evidence  of  relevance  in  relation  to  the  dispute  of the  respondent  now  in  the  matter  by  which  either  party  has  been advised  of  the  respondent  in  relation  to  the  dispute  and which  are  then  applicable  for  the  respondent  to  produce  the  same

State of New Jersey Monmouth County
Be it known that on the Twenty first day of December A.D. 1833 Personally appeared before me the Subscriber one of the Judges of the Inferior Court of Common Pleas in and for said County. Jacob Fisher of the Township of Upper Freehold in the County aforesaid who being duly sworn according to Law deposed and saith that he has made the usual Declaration and Amending Declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress of 7 th June 1833 in which his services were faithfully and truly set forth to the best of this deponent's memory and belief, having occupied many months of anxiety and trouble in order to dis- -ignate as carefully as possible the many monthly tours of duty which were performed fifty four years ago. This deponent further declares that in his former declarations, in some instances he could not mark did if his memory serves him, set forth positively which of the officers commanded, in each particular tour of service having served under Capt. Taylor, Lieut. Conover, Stout, Hulick, Songstreet & Col. Vye, Nelson, Scudder, Heards and Forman Genl. Mace = =well 86 Some of which commanded at different times, during the many tours of duty performed by this deponent in the years 1776, 77, 78, 79, 80, & 81 during which time this Applicant had all his goods destroyed on board the Sloop Caroline by the enemy, also two handsome houses in New Brunswick burnt. During the above mentioned years, he sincerely and truly declares to the best of his knowledge and belief he served in the Militia of New Jersey in the service of the U.S. more than two years under arms, in active duty in defence of his country. Nor is this Depo- =ent aware of any contrariety of expression in relation to the testimonies of Resc = R Moore and W m Fisher, by which either of them should induce the Commissioners of Pensions to withhold the rewards justly and truly due this applicant for services rendered his country in the days of the Revolution.
Subscribed and Sworn the day and year before mentioned - Before me Am M c Divison -
Jacob Fisher

32455. Jacob Fisher's Amendatory Declaration
G. W. Cheyney Highlands Town New Jersey

State of New Jersey Monmouth County ss
On this Twenty Eighth day of February 1835 Personally appeared before the Subscriber One of the Judges of the Inferior Court of Common Pleas in and for Said County Jacob Fisher a Resident of Upper Freehold in the County of Mon- mouth and State aforesaid aged Eighty seven years in December last, who being duly qualified according to Law doth on his oath make the Following amendatory Declaration as is required by its return - In 1778 in the month of May was drafted under Capt. Stout and marched to Trenton and was stationed in the Paper Mill under the Command of Genl. Dickinson One Month which was not mentioned in the former Declaration, and all the Tours therein des- cribed were of One Month each except one in 1776 in October or November.
This Declaration further avers that the reason he did not before make application was owing to the great distance to the Court while In such a feeble state of health and was not informed that it could be accomplished before a Judge of the Inferior Court of Common Pleas until within some months past
This Deponent's material Witness for the month of May 1776 at Trenton was Daniel Wilson Esq.
Subscribed and sworn to the day and year above mentioned
John W. Davidson
Jacob Fisher

The subscribers Clerk of the Inferior Court of Common Pleas in and for the County of Monmouth in the State of New Jersey do hereby certify that John W. Davison before whom the Original and amendatory declarations were taken was at the time of taking the same and now is a Judge of the Inferior Court of Common Pleas in and for said County and that full faith and credit is due to him in all his official acts as such and that the names signed John W. Davison is the proper hand writing of the said Judge he being duly sworn and enrolled in my office
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said Court at Freehold this third day of February March in the year of our Lord one thousand Eight hundred and thirty five
P.S. The word February first erased
R. W. Ellis Clerk

Knightsdown March 9 th 1835
Dear Sir,
The Declaration of Jacob Fisher has been so amended as to meet the Requirements of your Office. His Reasons for not making Application sooner also some sums of duty not mentioned in the original. and confir- ming the Monthly Sums not defined in his original. The seal of the Clerk of the Pleas of Monmouth is also duly attached.
Your O bt Servt C. J. B. Chesney
J. B. Edmonds Esqr
J. B. Edmonds Esqr Commis n - Pensions Washington City
compare Wm Fisher Statement

Sir
Washington Jan. 18, 1836
I send you enclosed a supplementary Affidavit of Jacob Fisher of New Jersey and other proofs in support of his claim to a Pension under the act of 7 June 1832
Mr Fisher, is from what I learn, esteemed a man of undoubted veracity and good credit.
Y r respectfully James Parker
James L. Edwards Esq Comm r . of Pensions

April 6 Knights Templar N.Y. Apr 2
Immediate- Attention
Free J. L. Edwards Esq. Commissioner of Pensions Washington City

Wrightstown N.J. April 3 rd 1835
Dear Sir Two days ago I rec d your letter dated - 28 th March giving information that the Declaration of David Fisher is having no knowledge of such an app th I presume it must be Jacob Fisher whose Declaration has returned for further authentication which having been complied with - It now appears "The details of off ce and services in the Ind ct cannot be reconciled whether either performed sufficient actual service to establish a claim &c"
I am not aware that they served the greater part of their services together. They may have been occasionally in the same Company and under some of the same officers for it is a notorious fact that upon that subject there will be found great disagreement some of the Capt s serving only two weeks at a time when they were relieved by others the same Company continuing the month Will the Department point out the explanations and Evidence required Mr Jacob Fisher is a man like Caesar's wife Beyond Suspicion - he is like has for many many years been a member of the Rev d Mr Perkins Church (Presbyterian) who read the Declaration in my presence and said he believed every word contained in it as if he had seen the Service himself - of there are any men in this Country the Dept t will believe - The M ty Fisher only desire to know the Points of Objection that

the War Department may be made fully satisfied of the honesty of their claims Nor do they even ask the full amount of actual service rendered their oppressed country in the days of the Revolution
Respectfully your obed t Servant Charles G. H. Cheever
J. L. Edwards Esq r - Commissioner of Pensions